Water still



April. 19, 1927.

E. v. OLIVER WATER STILL Filed Dec. 4. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 1f. oliva-Q amm@ E. v. OLIVER.

WATER STILL April 19 1927. 1,625,223

Filed Dec. 4. 192s s sheets-sheet 2 1,625,223 April 19 1927 E. v. OLIVER WATER STILL Filed Dec. 4. 1923 3 Shee'ts-Shet 5 Patented Apr. 19, 1927. i

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nationv. OLIVER, or PGRTLAND, OREGON'.

WATER STILL.

Application led December 4, 1323.V

rlhis invention relates to improvements in water stills and has as one ot' its objects to provide a still for domestic use which may be operated at a minimum cost and which will embody features of construction rendering-it ci? maximum etlicieucy in operation.

Another object otthe invention is vto so construct the still that there will be etl'ected an economy in the consumption of the fuel necessary to carry out the distillingoperation. n

Anotherobject ot the invent-ion is to provide a still so constructed that the steam to be condensed will be generated trom an extren'tely shallow body of water thereby not only economizing in tuel required to convert the water into steam, rbut also proIk vidiug` for more rapid vaporization of the water.

finother object oit the invention is to provide a generating unit so constructed that the water to be vaporized will be preheated in an economical manner thereby effectinga further economy in the consumption of tuel.

.lnother object ot the invention is to provide a still so constructed that in its operation the distilled water will be aerated, means being provided tor introducing air into the vapor substantially at the moment ot' condensation, so that the distilled product will not be fiat as is usually the case with distilled water, but will, on the other hand, contain substantially the same volume of absorbed air as does ordinary water from natural sources.

-lrieiy described, the still embodyingl the i rention comprises a generator, a receiver rer the distilled water, and means tor con# devisingthe water vapor, and the invent-ion contemplates providing` means whereby wi which is en'iployed as a cooling medium in the condenser may, as its temperature is raised, through the exchange of heat units, be delivered to the generator' in a more or .less preheated state, thereby expediting the conversion ot' the water into steam.

Another and important object of the invention is to provide aA novel construction of coiidenser,l the condenser being so conl structed as to presenta maximum surface area to the cooling' medium and to the vapors to be condensed and yet be compact, thereby especially adapting the still for home use;

serial No. 678,450.

ifinother object of the inventionis toprovide a novel receiver forV thev condenser vapors, which receiver will collect the dis" tilled water in the mostetective manner and deliver the saine continuously lrom the apparatus.

rirnother object ot the invention is to provide a. distilling,` apparatus embodying` a steam cooker attachment which may be readily substituted t'or one oj the units of the still, thereby permittingthe apparatus to be employed in cooking commodities.

ln the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a diametric sectional view irough a distilling` apparatus embodying invention; I `M jure 2 is a bottom pian view of the conser the apparatus;

r igure 3 is a top plan view of the'receiver the apparatus;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the generator;

Fiofure is a detail sectional view'talren substantially on the line 5-5ot Figure l; Fi ure 6 is a sectional perspective view e steam cooker attachment. Considering the apparatus solely as a water` still, the same consists essentially of a genera'or which is indicated in general by the numeral l, a yreceiver 4which is indicated in general by the numeral 2, and a condenser which indicated inr general by the numeral 3.

rihe generator l i comprises a hollowl cylindrical bodye, the wall oit which is preter- F otI hollow' constructionand is lilled with asbestos or other heat insulating material indicated iy the numeral so aste conserve the heat' units. Prelerably the lower edge portion ol the wall ot' the body is outwarlly overturned uponitselt to provide a rolled bead 6, and a reinforcingV .vireV or rod T is preferably enclosed within'the bead,

thereb;v rendering the structure rigid'and pied hy the upper edne ot the Vall al, and supported hy the wall 9 and surrounded thereby is a plate ll which eontitntes the hottoni ol'r' a lgene ating chaniher l2, 'the upper portion of the will i) confititutin,r the eurrounding wall of the said chaiuher l2 and hciu'een the preheating; chainher and. the gigcueratrug chainhcr. fit this ponu it will te evident that hy niainlaining` `i "-i'ater lerel within the preheatino,l cilaniher tl, not higher than the opening` l-l, a very shallow hotly ot u'atcr will he maintained within the generating' chaniher l2. ',ihe gener-utoras a whole iu) oit course, to he diapoacd ahoi'e a store or other Source of heat, and due to the very shallow depth ol:l the rolrune ol' water u'liich in within the `generaling;l chanihcr, the viator will he practicalli` ilzuslied into ele: as it is supplied to the Ffaid chan'iher, there eifectinu` econoiny in the use Alfiul and greatly il'aeilitatin` the vapo ization of the water. lt will also he evident at this point that the Water in the preheatiiu;v chaniher tl will he heated due to the pronii'uiry ot this i-lianihcr to the stove or other son ce olf heat, eo that aa the n'alcr is: suipplicd to the generating chainher l2 through the (nieriiiunj lllit will reach the said grenciutinp)` chanilngfr at a more or le eleraled temperature.

ln order to further conserve the heut units and, to extent, prevent the hot air currents panning' into the upper porion oi' the apparatus, and on the other hand coniine thorn to the pene ating chain'oer 1:2, a plato lo is disposed within the generator hodr and is supported upon the upper e i A5 the wall 13 ot the Said irene 'ating ch inner.

the periphery of the bplate suhstantially touchingy the inner surface ot the wall ol the geneator hody el. lfnaeinuch as the upper edge et the ifa'l i3 ia spaced helen' the `plane occupied hy the upper cdgrc et the 'u'all -il ot the `generator hotly. the plate lo u'ill lilieuise occupy a position helow this piane. El relatively small nuuiher ol" pertoratione 1G are iornied in the plate 'l5 in that portion which orerlies or corni-:12, the toi) ot the preheatingchaniher 8, and a ifoneider: lily rreater nuinher oit pcrtorationa il are loriued in that portion olthe plaie 'l5 which overlies and covers the top oil the generatinnl chainher l2. rl"he openinpge lo are only eufilicicnt in nuinher to relieve any preeeurc ot eteani which niipht tend to litt the plate trein its proper poeition upon the wal Whereas the openings l? are olf suiiieient number to perinit i'ree escape ot steain Ytroni the gene 'ating` chainher l2, it heingr understood, however, that the portion oi the plate `which extends over the top ot the geneuh iup chan'iher, constitutesl a means tor contininp; the heat to the chainhor whe-re it will nerve it-s purpose in raporizing the Vater.

ln order that water may he supplied to the pi-cheatin` ahaiuhor tv' :troni a source rhich u'ill presently he niore lully described, a pipe lo* seau-ed at one ond through the rv-all l ot the inincrator and extends upwardly henide the W: ll and terininateel at its up-v per end in a receiving,i :Funnel indicated hy the numeral ill, the tunnel prete ahly hay'- inp ite:y riru overturned, as :it Q0, so as to he auitahly reinforced. rlhe funnel has its cu upper `eide lo rated iu a plane u short ietanre ahoi'e the plane occupied by the lato l5 and helou' the plane occupied hy io uper edge ol the wall el; of the gene ator hotly. lior a pru'po-c to he presently pointed outl a short length o pipe or tubing; 2i. in soldered or ot ieru'ise secured to the inner Side olf the wall ol the tunnel and projects ut itu upper end ahove the top ot the tunnel to provide tor the connection ot a hose or tizhe (not ehonn) leadingv 'troni a Source olf rfatcr Supply.

Jia will he evident hy relerence to Figure l o t' the drawinge, the receiver Q is located u V)on and supported hy the generator l, and 1e condenser 3 ie in turn located upon and suppor'ed hy the reeeircr The receiver 2 compri i a cylindrical hody 2l prete 'ahly oi: sheet uiclal and the upper edge oit the Yall o l the hody overturned, .fa at So as l i to he reinlorred, it heine' pref rahle that a rerrijorcingr Wire il?) he located in the head i'oriued hy overturnin` the Said edge oit the wall. lfhe hotly 2l oit' the receiver is ot suhstantiallj,v the ernue diameter as the hody il ot the `s eneiutor, and the lower margin ol the wall ot' the receiver hody is turned outyardly, ae, at "il, and thence i'lownwardly, as at 25. and 'formed With a head 2G in which if: housed a reinforcing; rod or Wire 26. This ol'set portion oll the receiver hody lite about and reste upon the upper portion ot' the u'all oi' the `:rene ator hotly, an clearly shown in the said Fili-ure lT it hein@r understood that the reifoirer hody may he lit'ted 'Iroin the generator hody when occasion requires. ll'iithin the reccii'rr hody there arranged a receiving pan indicated in general hy the numeral QT, and this pan is preleiahly toi-ined troni u circular sheetol nletal pressed into inr,rt 3d conical Forni so that the center olf the pan iu the lowest point iu the area thcreol. ln order that steain dclix'ered l'roiu the ,generator may pues the reccirer and reach the condeuee and there he c .un'leii -'e l a plu ality of short spout.; 2S arranged in opstanding position upon the upper side ot the pan 9T and coninuuiicute at their lower ends: With openings Q9 loruied in the said pan, the eteaiu 'troni the generator heineY delivered through the il VC 'preferably has its discharge end turned downwardly at anangle,` as indicated by the numeral 31,'sothatlt-he pipe will he adapted t0 dischargeeither. directly into a vessel placedibelow the saidl endfor a yhose may beV eonnectedto thisendot the pipe and may lead. to any suitable lreceiving vessel.

As Lheretofore stated, means is provided tor laerating. .the vapors at the time ot `condensation .thereof-,x andlthis means comprises a pipe BQwhich is disposed to extend ap proximately' diametricallyacross the interior ol'rthegeneratori-body l and has its ends openingthrough the wall of the said body so. that airfmayxenter the pipe'trom both ends; Abra-noli pipe/'33 leads upwardly trom the intermediate portion ot the pipe lfainl through thebottomil'l of the gein erating chamber l2, the pipe. being` welded orotherwise united in a water-tight manner to the.said.generat0r"body, as shown in Figure l. The pipe 33continues upwardly and tits` loosely throughl anV opening 34 termed in the platefl, and further continues npwardly and through an opening 85 formed Ain thevbottom ot. the pan 27 at one side of the center thereof,y a sleeve 36 being secured upon the upper side of the pan and surroundinglthe.said opening 35. and the portion-ot' the pipe which extends therethrough and constituting1 meansltorpreventing the cscapeo;e distilled water through the said opening lt'will be observed that the upperend of `the branch pipe 38 terminates av short d tancevabove the bottom t `2? and therefore air taken in through ilizedair is supplied to the vapors delivered into the spacel abeve-,thereceiving i mir-:es nf'ithfthevvapors at the time they condensed or substantially at. such time, that the distilled water which is delivered from the receiving` pan will contain approximately the same volume of absorbed air as `water obtained 4trom.natina-l soifces.

" comprises a casing 3l" Th'ercondenser e which is 'of cylindrical torni and which has the lower` edgeot its -wall outwardlyootlrieta as at, 38, so astoadapt; the lower end oi'' the easing;` tobe removably fitted onto the upper end` ot' the body ofthe receiver Q. rllhe casing of the condenser is open its top and bottom, and. arranged within the casingare a plurality ot' alternately arranged concentrici cooling-water chan'ibers land condensation chambers rEhese chambersarezot generalfannular form and are-relatively narrow and,=,as stated, Y are lconcentrically; arranged with relation to each other andare likewise concentric to the'wall oit the' casing 37, theouter side of the outermost condensation chamber being spaced from the said wall oi' the casing 87 sothat the relatively adjacent walls ot the casing and said condensation vchamber form the outermost one of the cooling-water chambers.l The cooling-water chambers are open at their tops and are provided with closed bottoms indicated by the numeral 40, and the condensation chambers are open at theirbottoms and provided with close-fl topsll. It will be observed that relai-:ehv adjacent ones of the cooling-water and condensation chambers have walls in common so that each condensation chamber is sun rounded by a cooling-water chamber. ln other words, each condensation chamber is surrounded on all .sides e): ept its bottom,

vby thecooling water which is supplied to the condenser. The open tops ot the coolingwater chambers. and the closed tops o? `the condensation chambers are located in a common plane spaced vscn'iewhat below the plane ot the onen top of: the lsing et the condenser, and likewise the open bottoms of the condensation chambers and the closed bottoms of the cooling-water chambers are suitably spaced above the plane the hottom of the said casing` oi"- the condenser. ln order that there may be circulation ot airvwithinv the condensation chambers witnout any appreciable of the steam vap however, the closed top -ll of each conde tion chamber is form-ed with a opening 42, and the material ot the sa 1v closed top, is turned downwardlj', as indicated by the numeral lso. as to provide a short nipple. rlhe purpose or providing' for circulation ot air in the manner outlined is to secure a thorough aeration of Jthe steam vapors and to convey from the any noxious vapors present in the steam in the event the water from which the rtf Y is generated contains any minerals or impurities sach, for example, as sulphur, magnesia, etc. tube la is secured upon the closed top of each condensation chamber at diametrically opposite points with relation to the axis ot the chamber l each tube is concentric to the respective one of the vent openings e2 and the tube eine f upwardly within the space above the se ot' chambers nearly to the plane of the open tcp off the casing or" the condenser, the tubes being open their upper ends.

ln order that water may be supplied to the coolingwvater chan'ibers oi' the condenser, a water supply pipe is led through the wall ot' the asing 3l ol' the condenser at point rbelow the plane of extend upwardly und connnunicnte with (he welter chznnliers through the closed hottonir; thercol'. A cut-oli 'mire li' in intern posed in the wider supply pipe lo und only he ndjuetcd lo regulate the i'low oll wade' troni the source ol ,-'lippl \'y lo the broncher; Al-( und couver{nenti}Y lo the cooling-unter chandler4 .'ir. The other end olt the pipe -li lends thri'iuo'h the wsll ot the casino; 3T :it the opposite Side ot Suid woll und ie placed in communication, hy :i vulve l-tl, with :i pipe et) which extends Vvertically heeide the condenser casing, the lower end ot the pipe licing positioned lo discharge through the l'nnnel ll) ot the supply pipe 1155, und the upper end ol Suid pipe heine; placed in coniniunicetion, h5' :i larunch oli, with the interior ot the condenser caving Si' n1 e point: :there the upper end et the coolingwutor :ind condenention chznnhers 3S und 39. il. cnt-oli' volvo 5l is interposed in the length ot the pipe 1-Sl between the hrnnc'h o() :nid the vulve ln orerllow pipe is mounted through the woll o t' the cosine` 3T :it the upper Side thereot und is provided interiorly of the cneinewith u downwardly extending brunch 53 to ohviute nir being drawn through the pipe during the outlow ol water therethrough und which would result in the over'liow heingl attended hy o gurgling sound. Si cut-ol' volte is mounted in the pipe exteriorly ot the condenser casing.

Freni the foregoing description ot the invention, it will he unde ood that waiter ie admitted to the condenser through the pipo :ind the hrnnches o thereol and into the cooling-water chenihers liti, the rnlre #l heing chr-fed. he writer will risse .in the *ritercooling` chznnhers until it rniches the level of the intake end ot the orerlhiw pipe Alti. The Yelre ol heine' opened to the proper extent. witter will llow downwerdli through the pipe #lll :ind to the -tunnel lf) and troni the tunnel through the pipe l5; into the preheated cliznnliier tl where it will he initially heated und, thc i'low olf witter being propel-l57 regulated, will he discharged troni this clnnnher through the openings il :ind onto (he, hoti'oni ot' the generating cheinhcr where, owing; to the small volume o'l' waiter distributed over the relatively large eren ot' the Suid bottoni ol the generating chercher, the writer will he rapidliv converted into eterno. The steam will ezlcupe through the openings 1T und will rise end polie through the tuhulur epouts 28 of' the receivingl pun 27. llieing :there the hun, the stezun will enter the condensation clunnhere 3? und.

coming;- in contact with the witter-cooled wir ls o'lt these chaudiere, will he coinlenedT the condensate heilig delivered to the receiving pun 2T and tiowine' to the lowest point oit the hottoni of the pon, will he discharged through the pipe SO. By provid- .ingjIl the rent openings -l-d in the iop of the condemotion chinnhcri-i, o more thorough circulation ol the nir :ind eterno in these chuinlscrn ii-i cti'cclcil, :unl [here is no appro` cizihle Ierse olf the, .eli-:nn 'lor the reason that il nur should escape through the vent openit will he condcnrscd in the tubee` telf inzienluch ne' theme tuiles; :ire eiu'rrnnnled hy the coolingv water within the top oil the cesing o l` the condenser, :ind will he returned to the seid clminhere :lll through the .mid Vent opening's,A the overturning oit the materiel of the top oll the condensation chuniliers about the openingl2, serving to collect the waiter :nid insure olf ite dii-charge through the oilicninge und into the seid chzinihers.

ln the event that it should tor any reason heroine neer-airy to empty the condenser olf water pieriouely delivered thereto, ns, lor cfuiniplc, when llowing wutcr is not availelile and waiter nlnet he poured into the c011- denecr, this inniv he zircoinpliehed hy closing the mires fil', :il and oil, sind then adjustinsf the 'vulve -lto pei-init eecnpe ot witter througgh troni the coolingnw-iter channol the condenser to the 'tunnel 19 and *we to the cgenerntor l in quantity Sullicieit to niziintuin the generator properly supplied with witter. it will, ot' course, he ncceeeiiry nndrr thee conditione` to repleuish the condenifcr with witter 'roin time to linie.

fix", the upper-utils is intended for domestic u c, it will ncitc":1hl,f embody o. steam coc-lier euch are illustrated in Figure (i of the drewings und indicated in general by the inunerzil rThe cooker attachment con'iprisefs u cylindrical hodyv 5G having un ol'iset rini o? :it the hottoi'n ol. its; wall adept,- in: it to he titted onto the top of the receiver zitter reinorul of the condenser 3 theretroni. l hed)Y oit the cooker is provided llt! with n bottoni :To which ist formed with perilorotioire 59, und `interna-ecting partitions GO are arranged within the interior olf the cooker holly :ind serve to divide the interior into o nuniher ot separete und ini'lopendent coinpurtnn'fnts in which muy he placed the coniinoditiee to he cooked. lhe body olfthe cooker is provided with n lid (il adapted to he held in place hy clamps G2 und provided with :i hundlc i313 which niziy he grasped for the purpoee ot removing it. When usingl the nppnrulus ne :i sleznn cooker7 :i hose, which lends lroin n Snitnhle source of water supply, is coiinected to the pipes 2l. and wider is thm; eupplied to the `generator ne needed.

l-lzrrin thus def-ierihed the invention, what le clninicd :15 new is:

l. ln Cietillinp` zqipnrotus, e condenser rompi-loing; alternately eri-ruined concentric annuler condensation und coolingdluid clnunhere the 'former heing open :it their hottonie, :ind the lutter open at their tops,

means for supplying the vapors to be condensed to the space below the open bottoms of the condensation chambers, a cooling-fluid supply pipe 'extending diametrically beneath the assemblage ol chambers, ranches leading from the pipe to the bottoms of the said cooling-fluid chambers at diametrically opposite points upon the bottom of each chambei', and mea-ns for collecting the condensate 'from the condensa-tion chambers.

2. ln distilling apparatus, a condenser comprising alternately arranged concentric annular condensation and cooling-'fluir chambers, the condensation. chambers being open at their botto-ms and having v-cnt openings in their closed tops, tubes leading upwardly from the closed tops of the said condensation chambers and communicating at their lower ends With the said vent openot' each condensation chamber being located ings, the vent openings in the closed top 90 fluid may be established about the said tubes,

cooling-'luid supply pipe leading diametricelly across the casing beneath the assem` blage of chambers, branches leading therefrom to the closed bottoms of the cooling- 'tuid chambers at points upon the bottom of each chamber, means for supplying the vapors to be condensed through the space below the open bottoms of the condensation chambers, and

diamet 1ically opposite fi means for collecting the condensate from the 35 condensation chambers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

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